Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is the link: http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12243 George Lottermoser wrote: > Thanks John. > > I definitely understand scale, slowness and "thoughtfulness" > as they relate to the use of different size camera systems. > > Do you find that the S2, while definitely not an R, > is also not a 'blad with digital back. > I'd assume that it lies somewhere between them; > probably slightly closer to the 'blad > in terms of longer focal length and slower lenses. > > I'd love to read the reviews you've mentioned a couple times > if you can locate the links. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 19, 2010, at 6:48 PM, John Nebel wrote: > >> George, >> >> Yes, any camera requires quite a bit of thought, but one selects the >> things that are worth thinking about. S2 makes the cut. >> >> I appreciate looking into a big photo and seeing lots of detail, it's >> life. Howard's trolley picture comes to mind. >> >> Until recently that was more in the large format realm. >> >> The idea that a hand held camera can routinely do this is pretty >> intriguing. One wants to use it like an R, but it is much slower to >> work with, however, it doesn't require a Jeep load of equipment like a >> P2. With thought and practice one could achieve some pretty good >> flexibility with the S2. >> >> I did notice that two pros who wrote an S2 review used a tripod, so >> I'm not going to feel too clumsy for being a slow learner. >> >> It is not a cheap camera, but given its possibilities it is not an >> expensive camera. >> >> John >> >> Have you seen D. Medvedev's short presentation on photography? >> >> http://en.rian.ru/video/20100211/157843279.html >> >> >> >> George Lottermoser wrote: >>> okay John, >>> yet so were all the other Leicas. >>> I assume you're having some fun with the question. >>> Yet, I wonder if you find some of the daimons' design choices >>> actually "?requires quite a bit of thought," >>> compared to other cameras. >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> On May 18, 2010, at 5:47 PM, John Nebel wrote: >>>> It was designed by camera daimons and one must think the way they do >>>> to use it properly. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information